RobecoSAM Global SDG Engagement Equities F USD
- Helping business achieve positive impact through engagement.
- Drive clear and measurable improvements in a company’s contribution to the SDG’s while achieving attractive investment returns.
- Concentrated portfolio includes assessment on SDGs engagement potential.
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.
Statistics
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}Global equity markets enjoyed a very strong October, driven by a powerful rebound in both the US and Europe, while Asian indices lagged. With inflation worries getting a lot of attention, investors cut fixed income exposure in favor of equities, once again reinforcing the 'TINA' trade ('there is no alternative'). Earnings results across the board were more resilient than many expected, although supply chain worries will clearly continue and ripple effects from the energy crunch will negatively impact global growth down the road. As a consequence, central banks will likely become more hawkish sooner rather than later, adding fuel to the broadening of market leadership into the value segment of the market; most noteworthy, the financials sector.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
The fund is allowed to pursue an active currency policy to generate extra returns and can engage in currency hedging transactions.
Dividend policy
The fund does not distribute dividend. The fund retains any income that is earned and so its entire performance is reflected in its share price.
Investment policy
RobecoSAM Global SDG Engagement Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks all over the world. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long term capital growth. The fund has sustainable investment as its objective, within the meaning of Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November 2019 on Sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector. The fund drives a clear and measurable improvement in a company's contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) over three to five years, by actively engaging and having an active dialogue with these companies. The fund also aims to provide long term capital growth and to integrate ESG (i.e. Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) while at the same time integrating sustainability risks in the investment process. The fund excludes companies on the basis of controversial behavior and controversial products (including controversial weapons, tobacco, palm oil, fossil fuel, military contracting, firearms, nuclear power, alcohol, gambling, adult entertainment, and cannabis) next to proxy voting. The portfolio is built on the basis of the eligible investment universe and an internally developed SDGs framework for mapping and measuring SDG contributions, about which more information can be obtained via the website www.robeco.com/si. The fund has a concentrated portfolio of stocks with the highest potential value growth.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability profile
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SDG Contribution
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}The SDG score shows to what extent the portfolio and the benchmark contribute to the 17 UN Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs). Scores are assigned to each underlying company using the Robeco SDG Framework, which utilizes a three-step approach to calculate a company’s contribution to the relevant SDGs. The starting point is an assessment of the products offered by a company, followed by the way in which these products are produced, and finally whether the company is exposed to any controversies. The outcome is expressed in a final score which shows the extent to which a company impacts the SDGs on a scale from highly negative (dark red) to highly positive (dark blue). The bar shows the aggregate percentage exposure of the portfolio and the benchmark (shaded) to the different SDG scores. This is then also split out per SDG. As a company can have an impact on several SDGs (or none), the values shown in the report do not sum to 100%. More information on Robeco’s SDG Framework can be found at: https://www.robeco.com/docm/docu-robeco-explanation-sdg-framework.pdf
ESG Score
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}The portfolio ESG score (and E,S and G score) is calculated by multiplying the RobecoSAM Smart ESG Score of each holding by its respective portfolio or index weight. The same methodology is applied in calculating the key ESG Criterion scores. The scores of the portfolio are provided alongside the scores of the index, highlighting the portfolio’s relative sustainability. The colors indicate the score of the portfolio, whilst the shading shows the index.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}We maintain a positive outlook for global equity markets. Global growth remains robust. There is enough fiscal stimulus on the way and central banks will likely continue to be accommodative, since there is consensus among them that most inflationary pressures are transitory. Earnings growth is still very strong. Valuations are high across the board, but do not strike us as excessive. Technical analysis is also still very strong and market sentiment is not excessively bullish. We do worry a little about the outlook for next year, when economic growth and earnings growth will probably moderate after a post-pandemic recovery. For now, we think that the 'Goldilocks' environment that we are in will continue. In the current market environment, inflationary developments will likely be the key to our outlook. We should remember that there is an important distinction between inflation expectations and realized inflation. Our view is that inflation expectations are already very high, while most inflation drivers are likely to be transitory.
Michiel Plakman, CFA, Daniela da Costa, Peter van der Werf
Michiel Plakman is Head of the Sustainable Global Equity Team, which is responsible for managing the Sustainable Global Stars and Global SDG Impact products at Robeco. Michiel is the lead manager for the Sustainable Global Stars and Global SDG Impact portfolios at Robeco. Prior to joining Robeco in 1999, Michiel Plakman worked for two years as a Portfolio Manager Japan at Achmea Global Investors. From 1995 to 1997, he held a position as Portfolio Manager European Equities at KPN Pension Fund. Michiel holds a Master's degree in Econometrics from the Free University of Amsterdam and he is a CFA charter holder. Daniela da Costa is Portfolio Manager in Emerging Markets. With more than 20 years of experience in capital markets, prior to joining Robeco in 2010, Daniela was Fund Manager for Latin American Equities at Nomura AM in London. She also worked in investment banking at HSBC Brasil and as portfolio manager at Petrobras’s pension fund in Brazil. Daniela holds a Master's in Economics from the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute in Rio de Janeiro (IBMEC-RJ) and a MBA certificate in pension fund asset management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE-UFRJ). Daniela is board member of AMEC in Brazil, the Brazilian stewardship agency. She has been involved in several sustainability related activities within Robeco. Currently, Daniela is member of Robeco’s SDG committee, Biodiversity Task Force and is working in the sector de-carbonization study groups. Peter van der Werf is Engagement Specialist, covering the Consumer Staples, Healthcare and Chemicals sectors. His areas of expertise include impact investing, labor rights, supply chain management, access to medicine and nutrition and social & environmental issues in the Food & Agri sector. He is an Advisory Committee member of a number of PRI working groups such as Agricultural Supply Chain, Sustainable Palm Oil and Deforestation. Peter gained over four years of professional experience in business development in frontier markets before joining Robeco in 2011. He holds a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University.
Details
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| ISIN | LU2354273208 |
| Bloomberg | ROSEEFU LX |
| Valoren | 112654907 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1625529600000 |
| Close financial year | 31-12 |
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Fiscal product treatment
The fund is established in Luxembourg and is subject to the Luxembourg tax laws and regulations. The fund is not liable to pay any corporation, income, dividend or capital gains tax in Luxembourg. The fund is subject to an annual subscription tax ('tax d'abonnement') in Luxembourg, which amounts to 0.05% of the net asset value of the fund. This tax is included in the net asset value of the fund. The fund can in principle use the Luxembourg treaty network to partially recover any withholding tax on its income.
Fiscal treatment of investor
The fiscal consequences of investing in this fund depend on the investor's personal situation. For private investors in the Netherlands real interest and dividend income or capital gains received on their investments are not relevant for tax purposes. Each year investors pay income tax on the value of their net assets as at 1 January if and inasmuch as such net assets exceed the investor’s tax-free allowance. Any amount invested in the fund forms part of the investor's net assets. Private investors who are resident outside the Netherlands will not be taxed in the Netherlands on their investments in the fund. However, such investors may be taxed in their country of residence on any income from an investment in this fund based on the applicable national fiscal laws. Other fiscal rules apply to legal entities or professional investors. We advise investors to consult their financial or tax adviser about the tax consequences of an investment in this fund in their specific circumstances before deciding to invest in the fund.
